Open Calls Requiring 18+
Open calls restricted to photographers and artists aged 18 or older. Exhibitions, grants, competitions, and awards with an 18+ age requirement.
Sixth LaGrange Southeast Regional
Southeastern regional at the LaGrange Art Museum — Purchase Awards enter the permanent collection; photography accepted, no commission.
Self — Carlotta Gallery
Self-portraiture virtual exhibition — how one appears and is held by the camera. Free to apply, pay if selected.
97th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition · Muskegon Museum of Art
Muskegon Museum of Art's statewide juried show for Michigan artists, juried by photographer Lauren Semivan. $1,500 top prize.
Unscripted · Artspiration Frederick
Open-themed juried show at Frederick's nonprofit community art center — artwork free from prescribed narratives; photography welcome.
Through The Lens 2026
Online juried photo show from Marin Society of Artists, all styles welcome. Juror Susan Spiritus. Cash awards.
Close-up Photographer of the Year 2026 (CUPOTY 8)
International macro & close-up competition — 11 categories from insects to intimate landscapes. £2,500 top prize.
Photography 4 Humanity / Fotografiska Global Prize 2026
Theme: HOME. Selected work exhibited at UN Headquarters NYC, curated by James Nachtwey. Free entry.
Home · Photography 4 Humanity
Exploring home — safety, belonging, dignity. Selected works exhibited at the United Nations HQ in New York.
Fotografiska HOME — Global Open Call
Global open call exploring home. Exhibition at UN Headquarters. Guest curator: James Nachtwey. No AI.
The Shadow Aspect · Praxis Photo Arts Center
Praxis Gallery (Minneapolis) explores shadow as form, symbol, and psyche. Juried by Ann Jastrab; exhibition Aug–Sep 2026.
Zion National Park Artist-in-Residence 2027
Four-week residency in Zion's historic Grotto House with free park housing and a $500 stipend. All mediums welcome.
Light/Shadow · Fig Tree Gallery
Fig Tree Gallery's all-media take on light and shadow — open to California artists, with photo and digital work printed on permanent media.
101 Art Book: Pattern Edition · Arts to Hearts Project
101 artists chosen for a globally distributed hardcover book on the theme Pattern. $500 top prize; photography included.
Suboart Magazine — August & September 2026 Issues
Independent Lisbon print magazine seeking emerging visual artists for in-depth interviews and features.
In The Practice of Seeing — National Juried Photography Exhibition · Jacksonville State University
JSU national juried photography show in all processes — digital, film, alternative, installation. Cash prizes + gallery exhibition.
Macadam Awards 2026 · Street Macadam
Street & documentary photo award, 3rd ed. Worldwide; winners show at Rome & Mexico festivals and publish in EPIC magazine.
2027 Grand Canyon Artist in Residence · Grand Canyon Conservancy
4–8 week South Rim residency with $800/week stipend, housing, and travel subsidy. Three artists chosen for 2027.
IVI 4th International Photo Contest
Free global contest on vaccination and health equity from the Seoul-based International Vaccine Institute — $2,000 grand prize.
Summer Open Juried Exhibition · West Portal Gallery
Bay Area open juried summer show at San Francisco's West Portal Gallery — all media including photography; show runs Aug 28–Oct 1.
Space: Negative, Outer, Living · Arts Center East
Themed juried show on negative, outer, and living space at Arts Center East, CT. All media, from $35. On view Aug 8 – Sep 12, 2026.
Vehicles & Voyages · Arts Center East
Transportation-themed juried show at Arts Center East, CT — vehicles and journeys in all media. From $35, Aug 8 – Sep 12.
2026 Great Northern Art Explosion · AuSable Artisan Village
$8,000 in awards with a $2,500 grand prize at Grayling, Michigan's annual juried competition — photography among accepted media.
Motion > Blur · Praxis Photo Arts Center
Praxis Gallery (Minneapolis) on motion and blur in still photography. Physical show Aug–Sep 2026; printed catalog.
God Is Dead — Premio BìFoto Fest 2026
Sardinian festival call themed on I Nomadi's 'Dio è morto'. Three projects printed and exhibited; opening-day stay covered.
Fashion Regenerated 2026 · Textile Exchange
Textile Exchange and Atmos commission photographers documenting regeneration in fashion — $10,000 winning commission, free entry.
Vision & Expression: The Art of Photography · PH21 Gallery
Curated Barcelona group show on photography as expressive fine art. Jurors Bátori & Jász. Student rates. AI accepted if labelled.
Colours III — Carlotta Gallery
Third edition celebrating colour — from saturated compositions to subtle tonal variation. Free to apply.
The Surreal · TCG Gallery
International themed open call exploring surrealism — dreams, the unconscious mind, and bizarre symbolic imagery.
Dog Days of Summer · WHAM Art Association
Summer-at-its-peak themed show at WHAM Art Center, AZ — heat, stillness, nostalgia in any medium. $40 for 5 entries, Aug 4–29.
Echoes: Revisiting Memory · Crooked Tree Arts Center
Great Lakes regional juried show at Crooked Tree Arts Center, juried by photography professor Paige Young. $1,000 in cash awards.
PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2026
One of Europe's most prestigious awards. Categories from Analog to Advertising. Exhibited in Paris.
Night Vision · Artlink Contemporary Gallery
Night-themed juried show at Fort Wayne's Artlink — all media incl. photography, drawn to the colors of the dark. US artists, $12 entry.
Series: One Thing After Another · Site:Brooklyn Gallery
Site:Brooklyn online juried show on seriality and sequence, juried by Hyperallergic contributor Matt Stromberg. 3–12 images.
Form Photo Award / SCOPE Miami 2026
Contemporary photo prize; top 4 winners exhibit at SCOPE Art Fair Miami during Art Week, Dec 2026, plus a Form Magazine feature.
The Illume Awards 2026
Adventure and action sports photography awards (formerly Red Bull Illume). Free entry, 16 categories, camera gear, photobook, exhibition tour.
Analog Sparks — International Film Photography Awards 2026
Discovering and promoting analog photographers. Exhibited at House of Lucie in Athens and Ostuni.
Roma E'Festival — Street Photography Awards 2026 · Effe4.0 Street Photography
Five categories including Smartphone and AI-Generated. Finalists exhibited in Rome. Ricoh GR & partner prizes.
Life Framer — Planet Earth
Monthly competition judged by Myrtille Delamarche (GEO Magazine). Winners exhibited in New York, Tokyo, Milan, and Arles.
Kometa Fellows Program 2026
€10,000 fellowships for photographers, journalists and writers documenting war, censorship, and political tension. Free to apply.
Tokyo International Foto Award 2026
International competition introducing photographers to Tokyo's creative community. Winners exhibited in Tokyo.
Arty Rat Magazine Open Call — July 2026
Vienna indie art magazine's summer call for contemporary visual work. Two cover features; one artist joins a Vienna group show free.
International Small Works Photography Competition and Exhibition · Robert Anderson Gallery
Intl juried show of small photographic works at Denver's Robert Anderson Gallery. $500 Best in Show; jurors Schneider & Landucci.
2026 Virginia Artist Juried Exhibition · Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center
Statewide juried annual for Virginia artists at Hampton's Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center; $2,750 in awards.
Arts to Hearts Magazine Issue 14 — The Summer We Remember
Summer-memory themed issue of Arts to Hearts Magazine — $500 cash prize and feature spreads; all disciplines incl. photography.
BBA One Shot Award - Autumn 2026
Single-image photo prize; 20 images exhibited at BBA Gallery Berlin. €300 + Artsy listing; production costs covered.
BBA 360 — Online Exhibition 2026
All-media call from Berlin's BBA Gallery: 15 shortlisted artists join a group show with Artsy profiles; winner exhibits in Berlin.
Future Photobook Award 2026 · Coventry University MA Photography & Fast Forward
Inaugural photobook award for HE students and recent grads. Open to any format including zines and handmade books. Free entry.
On Film — Carlotta Gallery
Celebrating film and analogue photography — every exposure a point of no return. Free to apply; virtual exhibition.
Kahilu Theatre 2027 Exhibition Proposals
Propose a 2027 solo or group show at Kahilu Theatre's galleries on Hawaiʻi Island. Three slots; up to six proposals chosen.
Blank Wall Gallery — Summer
Themed open call on 'Summer' — light, heat, stillness, travel. Free to submit; selected work exhibited at Blank Wall Gallery, Athens.
12th International Phone-ography Competition · FotoFoto Gallery
Phone-camera images only: ~30 works exhibited at this Long Island cooperative photo gallery, with $600 in cash awards.
Louvre Unbound Magazine — Volumes 8 & 9 Open Call
International art magazine's call for Volumes 8 & 9 across all visual media. Print-on-demand plus digital to 83+ countries, with features and promotion.
Ghosts & Things Regional Exhibition · Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council
Supernatural-themed juried show in Texarkana — $15 flat entry, $1,000 in awards, for AR/LA/OK/TX artists; photography eligible.
TSHOW.2 · Tyler Art Lift
Tyler Art Lift's international all-media juried show, photography welcome. $5,000 in cash prizes at Gallery Main Street, TX.
Solo Exhibition in Barcelona — Autumn 2026 · PH21 Gallery
Solo show at PH21 Gallery Barcelona — printing/install covered, €4,500 package. Jurors Bátori & Jász. Portfolio of 15–35 images.
Central & South America — Carlotta Gallery
Respond to the region through brief, specific observations — a layered archive of diverse cultures and conditions. Virtual exhibition.
Memory: What Remains · TCG Gallery
International online open call on memory — traces, family histories, loss, nostalgia, archives. ~35 selected. Fee waivers available.
47th Annual National Juried Art Show · Arts Council of Wayne County
47-year national juried show in Goldsboro, NC — $1,950 in awards, NC Museum of Art-affiliated juror; photography eligible.
SCA Open 2026
Statewide California open juried show with an SFMOMA curator on the jury — photography eligible; show Oct 30–Dec 6.
Exposure: Identity and the Evolving Image · Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures
Museum show on identity & self-portraiture at the Global Village Museum, Fort Collins. Selected works exhibited and pro-printed 16×20.
Chew on This · Ludington Area Center for the Arts
Food-themed juried show at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, MI. All media welcome, $30 for 2 works, on view Oct 2–31.
Nature in Gaudí — Ángeles Omedas Millán Prize 2026 · Antonio Gaudí Foundation
Antonio Gaudí Foundation's centenary contest on nature in Gaudí's architecture. €5,000 top prize, free, open to all.
Gaze – The Queer Photo Award 2026
Queer photo award (theme 'HOW TO / GATHER') for LGBTQIA+ artists in Germany, EU & UK. Two €1,000 MPB vouchers plus a Berlin exhibition.
Life Framer — Humans
Monthly competition judged by documentary photographer GMB Akash. Winners exhibited in New York, Tokyo, Milan, and Arles.
Life in Baltimore · The Peale
The Peale's juried Baltimore-region show, all media incl. photography. Exhibit Oct 2026; artists keep 60% on sales.
Willet Art Prize 2026
Free national art prize from the 1898 stained glass studio — $7,000 top prize ($10,000 pool) for work on the theme Quest for Gold, any medium.
2026 Travel Award · The Independent Photographer
Travel photography competition. $2,700 prize pool, London exhibition and feature to 970k+ followers. Tiered $15–$45 entry.
Legacy · Ajanaku Gallery
Ajanaku Gallery's founding photo-and-text show on Afro-Caribbean heritage. Free; up to two works pairing image and text. Neuilly-Plaisance, France, Dec 2026.
TSHOW PHOTO.1 · Tyler Art Lift
First photography edition of Tyler Art Lift's international TSHOW, juried by Kristine Madjare. $2,000 in cash prizes at Gallery Main Street.
People — Carlotta Gallery
People in everyday life, captured without staging — human presence as traces rather than conclusions. Free to apply; virtual exhibition.
PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2026 — Brave New Visions
PhotoVogue's 2026 global open call. $12,000 in three grants, festival exhibition, Vogue publication. Free; deadline 11 September 2026.
La Napoule Art Foundation — International Artist Residency Spring 2027
One-month residency at a château on the French Riviera. Accommodation, meals & private studio included. All disciplines welcome.
18th Annual Juried Show — Riverviews Artspace
Reinterpret a pre-1935 artwork for Lynchburg's Craddock-Terry Gallery — $750 grand prize plus portfolio review; all media considered.
Eurazeo Photo Prize 2026
Eurazeo's relaunched photography grant: a €20,000 award plus mentorship and industry connections to develop an ambitious long-term project.
Villa Barr Art Park Artist in Residency 2027 · City of Novi
Three-month live-in residency at a Michigan art park with house, studios, and $500 stipends. Open internationally.
1839 Awards Photographer of the Year Contest
Open-genre flagship contest across 22 categories. $4,000 in cash prizes, digital gallery, artist directory. Final deadline Sep 16.
Abandoned Haunts & Curious Trappings · The Firefly Artists
Urbex-friendly juried show in Northport, NY judged by Abandoned America's Matthew Christopher. Exhibit Oct–Nov 2026.
Innovate Grants - Summer $1,800 Grants
Two $1,800 grants — one for a photographer, one for a visual artist, plus eighteen honorable mentions. Open worldwide, minimal application.
Elemental: Earth, Air, Fire, Water · TCG Gallery
Juried online show on the four elements — earth, air, fire, water — at TCG Gallery. All photographic media; AI not accepted.
Red — Carlotta Gallery
Red as a force within the image, not just a colour — its weight and intensity across bodies, objects and memory. Virtual exhibition.
ND Awards 2026
International competition across Architecture, Editorial, Fine Art, Nature, People, and Special categories.
Eurostars Valladolid Photography Award — Valladolid Unveiled
€1,500 for images that unveil the city of Valladolid — free entry, up to 3 photos, from the Eurostars hotel group's award series.
PhotoVogue Regional Open Call — MENA Panorama
Free Condé Nast call for MENA artists and diaspora. $8,000 in grants, 2027 PhotoVogue Festival feature, regional Vogue publication.
The Tom Stoddart Award in Collaboration with GOST Books · Ian Parry Foundation
GOST Books publishes the winning long-form documentary project as a hardback photobook, backed by a £5,000 grant. £50 entry.
Lucie Foundation Scholarship Program 2026
Four cash grants for Fine Art and Documentary photographers (pro and emerging). Winners tour House of Lucie galleries worldwide.
SCG Artist in Residence & Teaching Program 2027 — Regional · Blue Line Arts
$10,000 three-week teaching residency at Blue Line Arts for Northern California artists (six-county region).
The Keller Prize 2026
International all-media prize juried by Aspen gallerist Mia Valley — $9,000 in cash awards, photography welcome. $55 for 5 images.
CitiesToBe Photo Award 2026
Free urban-photography award by Anteverti on the theme 'Third Places'. Series of 10–20 images; €1,500 winner plus five €500 finalists.
CPA International Juried Exhibition 2026 · Center for Photographic Art
Annual CPA international juried show in Carmel. 45 photos selected, 8 cash awards over $6,000. Any subject; AI not accepted.
VI Barcelona Human Rights International Photo Festival
Más Retina's 6th Barcelona festival on human-rights & justice photography. 15-image projects; €3,000 prize plus outdoor street exhibitions.
Fine Art Photography Awards 2026/2027
13th edition — 20 categories from landscape to street. $3K professional / $2K amateur grand prizes. 15 international jurors.
W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography 2026
46th annual humanistic photography grant. $30,000 to the winner plus two $10,000 finalist grants. Up to 40 images; AI not accepted.
Raccont'Arti: Contemporary Photography Award 2026 · Castelfiorentino Prize for the Arts
Free call on 'the image of absence' — €3,000 Open and €500 Student awards plus a fully produced group exhibition in Tuscany.
Street Photography Barcelona Contest 2026 — 2nd Edition
25 finalists exhibited at Galerie Art Nomade with production covered. €1,000 in cash prizes; screenings at Ibizacinefest 2027.
Exibart Street Photography Contest — 5th Edition
International street contest by Italy's leading art magazine. Leica Q3 grand prize. Two sections: Best Single Image and Best Series.
XXIV Eurostars Grand Marina Photography Award — Josep Juanpere 2026
24th edition. Theme: Barcelona, World Capital of Architecture. €5,000 first prize. Submit photographic triptychs.
reFocus Awards - World Photo Annual 2026
reFocus flagship annual across 22 categories — $5,000+ in cash, NYT/FT/Condé Nast jury, Photographer of the Year title.
SMALL WORKS 2026 · Jag Gallery
Key West holiday small-works show (max 10 inches) at Jag Gallery — photography eligible; winners get a 2027 group show.
Numéro+ Flux et Forma
Numéro Switzerland's themed call on flow and transformation. Winner gets a print article and cover feature in Numéro.
Chromatic Photography Awards 2026
International color competition across 20 categories. Separate Professional and Amateur divisions.
Lucid Art Residency 2027
Three weeks at Point Reyes with house and Ark studio for US/Canadian artists working nonrepresentationally.
Form Photo Award x UNSEEN
Open-theme award from Paris-based Form. Selected photographers present their projects at the UNSEEN 2027 photography fair.
8th Chelsea International Photography Competition · Agora Gallery
Exhibition at Agora Gallery in Chelsea, New York. 30 photographers. Five $500 cash prizes.
Monochrome Awards 2026
International B&W competition with 13 categories. Professional and amateur divisions. Annual book.
The Nature Photography Contest 2026 · The Nature Photography Contest
Ten-category nature competition — €1,000 top prize, a tree planted per entrant, originals verified. Open worldwide, 18+.
Annual Photography Awards 2026
8th edition. Five main categories, 25 subcategories. Looking for bold and innovative approaches.
SCG Artist in Residence & Teaching Program 2027 — National · Blue Line Arts
$10,000 three-week teaching residency at Blue Line Arts (CA) with housing and travel covered. US artists nationwide.
13th Eurostars Madrid Tower Photography Award — Madrid's Facades
€5,000 for photographs of Madrid's facades — free entry, up to 3 photos, from the Eurostars hotel group's award series.
Larnaca Biennale 2027 Open Call
Fifth Larnaca Biennale under the theme Metatopies: Geographies in Motion. Photography eligible; 13 awards including the Grand Prix.
Fotografiska Emerging Artist Platform
Multiple open calls for emerging photographers. Exhibitions at Fotografiska museums and the UN Headquarters.
Lacawac Artists' Residency 2026 · Lacawac Sanctuary
Week-long nature residency at a 550-acre Pocono lake sanctuary; $300/week (self-funded) covers room and Carriage House studio. Rolling applications.